From Unemployment to Peer Support...

From Unemployment to Peer Support Specialist Conversation With Shelwin Khan

Authentic Leadership Podcast di Ivan Yeo
S1 · E41
18 giu 2026
44:22

Note sull'episodio

From unemployment and years of struggling with mental health and addiction challenges, to becoming a leader in the lived experience workforce, Shelwin Khan shares his remarkable journey into peer support.

In this episode of the Authentic Leadership Podcast, Shelwin speaks openly about finding purpose through lived experience, the realities of rebuilding confidence after long-term unemployment, and why peer support has transformed his life. He also discusses the growing professionalisation of the peer workforce, the importance of training and volunteering, and what employers are looking for when hiring peer support workers.

This conversation offers hope for anyone considering a career in peer support and provides an honest look at both the rewards and challenges of walking alongside others on their recovery journeys.

From years of unemployment to becoming a peer support leader, Shelwin Khan shares how lived experience, recovery, and purpose shaped his journey and what it really takes to work in peer support.

Parole chiave

mental health
leadership
personalgrowth
lived experience
addiction
peersupport
Asian in New Zealand
Kiwi Asian
consumer movement in new zealand
consumer movement